Brazil vs India: Land use agriculture longterm

Brazil
228.71 million
in 2010
India
171.91 million
in 2010
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
7th

Land use agriculture longterm over time

  • Brazil
  • India
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M178018952010

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 228.71 million against 171.91 million in India, a difference of 56.80 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was India ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 7th of 178 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and India in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1780s 833,719 66.87 million 66.04 million India
1790s 939,564 71.91 million 70.97 million India
1800s 1.16 million 77.28 million 76.12 million India
1810s 1.50 million 83.09 million 81.60 million India
1820s 2.43 million 89.39 million 86.95 million India
1830s 3.85 million 96.09 million 92.24 million India
1840s 5.45 million 103.39 million 97.95 million India
1850s 7.28 million 111.28 million 104.00 million India
1860s 9.70 million 113.01 million 103.31 million India
1870s 12.85 million 114.83 million 101.97 million India
1880s 16.97 million 116.55 million 99.59 million India
1890s 22.26 million 118.64 million 96.37 million India
1900s 28.86 million 120.42 million 91.56 million India
1910s 37.54 million 121.72 million 84.18 million India
1920s 52.25 million 123.48 million 71.23 million India
1930s 73.47 million 129.94 million 56.47 million India
1940s 102.05 million 136.91 million 34.85 million India
1950s 122.46 million 144.17 million 21.71 million India
1960s 144.90 million 168.69 million 23.79 million India
1970s 187.84 million 170.03 million 17.81 million Brazil
1980s 211.13 million 171.00 million 40.14 million Brazil
1990s 219.30 million 171.56 million 47.74 million Brazil
2000s 225.30 million 171.12 million 54.18 million Brazil
2010s 228.71 million 171.91 million 56.80 million Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use agriculture longterm, Brazil or India?
Brazil, at 228.71 million against 171.91 million in India as of 2010.
What is the difference in land use agriculture longterm between Brazil and India?
56.80 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for land use agriculture longterm?
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 7th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Land use agriculture longterm. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use agriculture longterm
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed